there are now about 140 candidates for president of united states. obviously we cannot run debates in which all of them participate because then it would be a great kafiri and nobody would ever be hurt. -- cacophony and nobody would be heard. we have criteria that we set up. they have been challenged in courts. they are now well established and has been announced and are available to the public for a long time now. to be invited to partisan pit, you have to be constitutionally eligible to hold the office, you have to be on at the ballot in an estate that you could win an electoral college bill -- victory. the last and most important criteria is to have to demonstrate in five national polls selected by the gallup organization, you have to demonstrate an average of 15% support. with -- that makes sure that the major candidates they are looking at, are considering, thinking about as they think about their vote, they are invited to be here and debate. it is about how you get the best and most information for the american people so they can hear. are ther